Another powder horn.....

[Adam Helmer]

On the way home from town the other day I stopped by a yard sale. I saw a nice honey-colored horn about small to medium size for $1.00. I bought it and tried to decide what to do with it. It was a bit too big for a priming horn and just the right size to fit into my favorite possibles bag as a hunting horn.

Next day it was raining, so I went to the shop with the horn and cut a plug for the big end from a quarter inch piece of scrap wood. I used a wood rasp to fit the plug just snug into the large end of the horn. I tapped it in and then drilled 3 small holes to accomodate the brass screws to secure the plug. I smeared wood glue over the plug to waterproof the big end plug and horn.

I made a plug for the small end, drilled a hole through the top end for a thong that is secured to the small end of the horn. I filled the horn with 2F Goex and it now reposes in the possibles bag next to the brass pan charger. I keep the horn and brass pan charger in plastic zip-lock bags to keep out any dampness between range sessions. Ok, next project.......? Or, maybe I should say, "So much fun for a dollar."

Adam